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Citation: Aithal A, Sharma A, Joshi S, Raghava GPS, Varshney GC (2012) PolysacDB: A Database of Microbial Polysaccharide Antigens and Their Antibodies. PLoS ONE 7(4): e34613. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034613
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PolysacDB ID1104
Carbohydrate NameHigh molecular weight polysaccharide   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassCapsular polysaccharide
MicrobeActinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 4 (field isolate F6)   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureN/A
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsN/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesFormalin-fixed A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 4 cells
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab 1E10
Antibody type and classIgM
Assay SystemWhole cell ELISA and slide agglutination tests
Cross-reactivityThis Mab failed to recognize surface epitopes located on other bacterial, such as H. parasuis, P. haemolytica, P. multocida capsular types A and D, Haemophilus taxon minor group, and A. suis, K. pneumoniae and B. bronchiseptica. This Mab exhibited 75.8 and 27.3% reactivities with 29 serotype 4 and 12 serotype7 isolates, respectively, and partial binding to serotype 1 and nontypeable isolates
Proposed epitopesN/A
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityThis MAb could be useful for the serological diagnostic of animals infected with serotypes 4 and 7 by inhibition ELISA or competition ELISA. Moreover, they could be useful as complementary reagents to polyclonal sera for serotyping of field isolates belonging to A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 4 or 7
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation30-01-2010
ReferencesPMC170200


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PolysacDB ID1499
Carbohydrate NameCapsular polysaccharide   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassCapsular polysaccharide
MicrobeCryptococcus neoformans Serotype A [strain 24064]   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureThe major component of C. neoformans capsular polysaccharide is glucurunoxylomannan [GXM] consisting of an unbranched mannose backbone substituted with xylose, glucuronic acid and O-acetyl residues
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsC. neoformans has a large polysaccharide capsule that is a determinant of virulence. The capsular polysaccharide causes immunologic paralysis and inhibits phagocytosis by macrophages. Soluble C. neoformans capsular polysaccharide enhances human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection in cultured cells, suggesting a new pathogenic role in AIDS
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesWhole cells
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab 1E10
Antibody type and classIgM
Assay SystemELISA
Cross-reactivityThis antibody reacted with 2 serotype A strains 24064 and 371
Proposed epitopesThis Mab did not bind to de-O-acetylated GXM from both serotype A strains. This shows that acetylated residues form an important part of the epitope
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityN/A
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation05-08-2010
References1583327


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